MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


WEL2410

Community work

Ian Murray

3 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield

Synopsis An overview of community work. The communitarian approach to human services. The nature of community. Key concepts in community work - power, need, participation, task and process. Values, ideologies, goals and political issues. Practice roles and change strategies - locality development, social planning, social action. Research methods in community work. Professional issues and industrial awards.

Assessment Written reports and community profile (5000 words): 100%

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